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Breathitt County

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Breathitt County, Kentucky
1137 Main St
Jackson, KY 41339
Phone: (606) 666-3810
Fax: (606) 666-3807
www.breathittcounty.com

In southeastern KY; organized Feb 8, 1839 from Estill, Clay, and Perry counties. Name Origin: For John Breathitt (1786-1834), KY governor (1832-34).

Area (sq mi): 495.29 (land 495.19; water 0.09). Pop per sq mi: 32.20.
Pop 2005: 15,957. State rank: 72. Pop change: 2000-20005 -0.90%; 1990-2000 2.50%. Pop 2000: 16,100 (White 98.10%; Black or African American 0.40%; Hispanic or Latino 0.70%; Asian 0.30%; Other 0.60%). Foreign born: 0.40%. Median age: 35.90.
Income 2000: per capita $11,044; median household $19,155; Pop below poverty level: 33.20%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,015-$17,859.
Unemployment 2004: 7.20%. Change from 2000: -2.80%. Median travel time to work: 33.60 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 33.30%.

Cities with population over 10,000: None.


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33) Bill Herald, another Breathitt County migrant who left for Cincinnati in the early 1960s stated, I think if I could have gone to Jackson [the largest town in Breathitt County] and got a job and made a living, I probably--well-- it's hard for me to even visualize, because it wasn't there, and you knew it wasn't going to be there.
Fred Deaton currently manages a "hobby" apple orchard of over 250 trees in Breathitt county.
Breathitt County 2 N Whick 01 1953EST 1957EST Several large limbs down along Route 1110 halfway between Whick and Haddix.
 
 
 
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